1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).

1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	13–15 (10–8 AEC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (7th season)
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (7th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Delaware †	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Boston University	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
Vermont	11	–	7		.611			16	–	11		.593
Hartford	11	–	7		.611			15	–	12		.556
Hofstra	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Drexel	10	–	8		.556			13	–	15		.464
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			14	–	14		.500
New Hampshire	6	–	12		.333			10	–	17		.370
Towson	4	–	14		.222			8	–	20		.286
Maine	4	–	14		.222			7	–	20		.259
† 1998 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The team finished the season 13–15, and finished in 5th place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster

1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown — —	Head coach Bill Herrion (Merrimack) Assistant coach(es) Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 29, 1997*		at Monmouth	W 57–51	1–0	–	–	–
December 3, 1997		Delaware	W 65–63	2–0 (1–0)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 1997		at Towson	W 65–60	3–0 (2–0)	–	–	–	Towson Center (1,146) Towson, MD
December 14, 1997*		at Notre Dame	L 70–78	3–1	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9.175) Notre Dame, IN
December 20, 1997*		vs. La Salle	W 75–70	4–1	15 – DeRocckis	7 – DeRocckis	–	Palestra (3,251) Philadelphia, PA
December 26, 1997* 7:00 pm		vs. No. 18 Princeton ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinals	L 56–58	4–2	17 – Sanders	8 – Linderman	5 – Coursey	Madison Square Garden (9,565) New York, NY
December 27, 1997*		at St. John's (NY) ECAC Holiday Festival Third Place Game	L 46–75	4–3	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden (9,921) New York, NY
January 7, 1998*		at Richmond	L 57–66	5–5	–	–	–	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 20, 1998*		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	L 65–79	6–9	–	–	–	Palestra (4,010) Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1998 CN8		Towson	W 72–71	9–10	27 – Linderman	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,326) Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 1998*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 65–76	9–11	–	–	–	Palestra (4,126) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1998		at New Hampshire	W 90–65	11–14 (9–8)	–	–	–	(600)
February 22, 1998		New Hampshire	W 75–66	12–14 (10–8)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,359) Philadelphia, PA
AEC tournament
February 28, 1998	(6)	vs. (3) Vermont Quarterfinals	W 51–42	13–14	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (2,461) Newark, DE
March 1, 1998	(6)	vs. (2) Boston University Semifinals	L 51–53	13–15	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (4,047) Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards

Mike DeRocckis

• AEC All-Conference Second Team
• AEC Player of the Week

Joe Linderman

• AEC All-Conference First Team
• AEC All-Championship Team
• AEC Player of the Week

Petrick Sanders

• AEC All-Rookie Team
• AEC Rookie of the Week

Stephen Starks

• AEC Rookie of the Week